Buckle



SePt- 4, 1934- J. E. DENNIS 1,972,292

BUCKLE Filed Oct. 26, 1935 Patented Sept. 4, 1934 UNITED STATES PATnNfI OFFICE The invention relates to buckles and particularly to buckles of the type known as suspender buckles, adapted to engage one end of the suspender strap and to adjustablyfengage the strap at a point remote from the .end of the strap to form a loop for engagement with a ring, and has for its principal object the provision of a buckle that is reasonable in cost of manufacture, thatis extremely simple in operation, and effective in performing the function of adjusting the length of the suspender straps.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a suspender buckle formed of two removably engagedplates, each of the plates havl5 ing their opposite side edges inclined, and one of the plates provided with returned portions along its side edges to receive the other plate to hold the buckle assembled, each of said plates having means to engage the strap of a suspender 2 0 for the purpose of adjusting the length of it.

The invention will be described inA detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure' 1 is a view in elevation of` one side of the buckle showing it applied to a suspender -25 the buckle, and

Figure 6 a. view of the other member of the buckle.

In the drawing similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views.

In the drawing the buckle is shown applied to Suspenders, but obviously it may be used with` other straps where it is desirable to provide a loop at one end thereof so that the length of the strap may be adjusted. A

The buckle l0 consists of two plates 11 and 12, the plate 11 having its opposite side edges returned thereon as shown at 13, the ends of the returned portions .being spacedafrom the plate to provide for receiving the opposite side edges 14 of the plate 12, the returned portions 13, and the opposite side edges 14 of the respective plates being inclined relatively to the remaining edges of the respective plates so as to provide a wedge action when the plates are assembled t0 prevent movement of the plate 12 relatively to the plate 11 in one direction, that is, downwardly as shown in the drawing.

Plate 11 is provided with a plurality of pointed projections 15 that are integral with the plate 60 and formed by making V-shaped incisions 16 in the plate, and bending the material between said incisions inwardly of the buckle. Plate 12 is also provided with lpointed projections 17 by bending out material between V-shaped incisions 18 in the plate, said pointed projections extending inwardly of the buckle when assembled. The pointed projections 15 incline downwardly towards the narrower end of the plate 11, while the pointed projections 17 incline upwardly towards the wider edge of the plate 12. In mounting the buckle on a suspender strap or other flexible member, the pointed projections 15 engage the strap at a distance from its end, while the pointed projections 17 engage the strap adjacent to one of its ends, the intermediate portion between the strap forming a loop that engages an eye 19 to receive the strap 20.

When the buckle is mounted on a strap as shown in the drawing, it will be apparent that the length of the strap may be adjusted by removing the plate 12 from engagement with the returned portion 13, and then adjusting the plate 11 on the strap so as to lengthen or shorten the strap as may be desired, and because of the wedge action incident to the inclined edges of the two parts of the buckle the buckle will be held securely in adjusted position on the strap.

What is claimed isz- 1. In a`buckle, detachable plates, the adjacent faces of said plates provided with pointed projections for engagement with a strap mounting the buckle, one of said plates having inclined side edges and the other plate having returned flanges on its side edges that are inclined relatively to the top and bottom edges of the plate to receive the first mentioned plate providing a wedge action between said plates and limiting the movement of said plates relatively to one another in one direction.

2. In a buckle, detachable plates, each of said plates having pointed projections extending in opposite directions relatively to one another for engagement with different portions of a strap mounting the buckle, said plates having their opposite side edges inclined relatively to their other edges, and one of said plates having its side edges returned to receive the corresponding edges of the other plate providing a wedge action between sald plates and limiting the movement of said plates relatively to one another in one dlrection.

3. A buckle, comprising detachable plates having V-shaped incisions therein, the material de-l fined by said incisions bentoutwardly of adjacent faces of the plates providing pointed prof.

jections to engage different portions of a strap mounting the buckle, one of said plates having its opposite side edges returned thereon and inclined relatively to the other edges of the plate, and the other plate having its opposite side edges inclined relatively to its other edges to seat in said returned portions when the buckle is assembled providing a wedge action between said plates and limiting the movement of said plates relatively to one another in one direction.

4. In combination with a suspender strap, a 

